Natural Vegetation and Wildlife of India Questions and Answers

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) and Answers on Natural Vegetation and Wildlife of India

Question 1: Xerophytes represents the class of vegetation found in
a) tropical rain forest
b) humid micro-thermal climate
c) semi-arid steppes
d) tundra region

Answer: (c)

Question 2: The Littoral and Swamp forests are found mainly in
a) West Bengal and Odisha
b) Jammu and Kashmir
c) Assam
d) Bihar and Sikkim

Answer: (a)

Question 3: Sal trees are concentrated in
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Assam
c) Bihar
d) Madhya Pradesh

Answer: (b)

Question 4: Which one of the following mountain chains has two dissimilar types of vegetation on its two slopes?
a) Aravallis
b) Vindhyas
c) Eastern Ghats
d) Western Ghats

Answer: (d)

Question 5: Xerophytic vegetation is a characteristic feature of
a) Chottanagpur
b) Kasi Hills
c) Kutch
d) Eastern Hills

Answer: (c)

Question 6: Which one of the following does not belong to the biosphere reserves set up so far?
a) Great Nicobar
b) Sunderbans
c) Nanda Devi
d) Gulf of Kutch

Answer: (d)

Question 7: The Negrito tribe called the Onge’ live in
a) North Andaman
b) Little Andaman
c) Little Nicobar
d) Great Nicobar

Answer: (c)

Question 8: Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
a) Teak : Jammu and Kashmir
b) Deodar : Madhya Pradesh
c) Sandalwood : Kerala
d) Sundari : West Bengal

Answer: (d)

Question 9: Which one of the following regions of India is now regarded as an ‘ecological hotspots’?
a) Western Himalayas
b) Eastern Himalayas
c) Western Ghats
d) Both ‘b’ and ‘c’

Answer: (d)

Question 10: Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
a) Ebony : Tropical evergreen
b) Shisham : Moist Deciduous
c) Walnut : Alpine
d) Birch : Alpine

Answer: (c)

Question 11: The Nokrek Biosphere Research Reserves is located in
a) Arunachal Pradesh
b) Assam
c) Sikkim
d) Meghalaya

Answer: (d)

Question 12: Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
a) Manas : Assam
b) Nokrek : Meghalaya
c) Gulf of Mannar : Tamil Nadu
d) Nanda Devi : Rajasthan

Answer: (d)

Question 13: Which one of the following is not a Biosphere Reserve?
a) Agasthyamalai
b) Nallamalai
c) Nilgiri
d) Pachmarhi

Answer: (b)

Question 14: Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
a) Simlipal : Odisha
b) Dehong Debang : Assam
c) Nokrek : Meghalaya
d) Kanchenjunga : Sikkim

Answer: (b)

Question 15: The national Forestry Action Plan aims to bring 33 % of land area in India under tree by which year?
a) 2008
b) 2012
c) 2016
d) 2020

Answer: (a)

Question 16: Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
a) Manas : Sikkim
b) Pachmarhi : Madhya Pradesh
c) Nokrek : Meghalaya
d) Achanakmar Amarkantak : Chhattisgarh

Answer: (a)

Question 17: Which one of the following is included in the world list of Biosphere Reserves of UNESCO?
a) Kinnaur Region
b) Spiti Valley
c) Nallamalai Hills
d) Sunderbans

Answer: (d)

Question 18: Where is the Asiatic wild ass found?
a) Rann of Kutch
b) Kaziranga
c) Ranathambore
d) Periyar

Answer: (a)

Question 19: Which one of the following is located in the Bastar region?
a) Bandhavgarh National Park
b) Dandeli Sanctuary
c) Rajaji National Park
d) Indravati National Park

Answer: (d)

Question 20: Which one of the following is also known as top slip?
a) Simlipal National Park
b) Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary
c) Manjira Wildlife Sanctuary
d) Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park

Answer: (d)

Question 21: Which one of the following places is the natural habitat of Lion tailed Macaque?
a) Maikala hills
b) Neora Valley
c) Nilgiris
d) Pachmarhi

Answer: (c)

Question 22: In which of the regions of India do you find tropical rain forest?
a) North West and South East
b) Central India
c) North East
d) South West and North East

Answer: (c)

Question 23: Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
a) Bhitarkanika : Odisha
b) Coondapur : Karnataka
c) Vembanad : Kerala
d) Coringa : Bihar

Answer: (d)

Question 24: The timber of which one of the following trees is used for making cricket bats?
a) Deodar
b) Sal
c) Teak
d) Willow

Answer: (d)

Question 25: Which one of the following was recently declared as Biosphere Reserve by the Ministry of Environment and Forest?
a) Manas
b) Simlipal
c) Kanchenjunga
d) Panna

Answer: (d)

Question 26: Which one of the following is caused by bamboo flowering?
a) Rainfall decreases
b) Pests and insects increases
c) Land becomes infertile
d) Population of rats increases

Answer: (d)

Question 27: Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
a) Pench : Assam
b) Manas : Assam
c) Periyar : Kerala
d) Bandipur : Karnataka

Answer: (a)

Question 28: Which one of the following is not a site for in-situ method of conservation of flora?
a) Biosphere Reserve
b) Botanical Garden
c) National Park
d) Wildlife Sanctuary

Answer: (b)

Question 29: Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
a) Eturnagaram : Telangana
b) Bandipur : Karnataka
c) Guindy : Telangana
d) Periyar : Kerala

Answer: (c)

Question 30: Which one of the following pairs is the first National Park established in India?
a) Bandipur
b) Corbett
c) Velavadar
d) Periyar

Answer: (b)

Question 31: Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
a) Chandra Prabha : Udaipur
b) Karera : Jhansi
c) Jaisamand : Udaipur
d) Nahargarh : Jaipur

Answer: (a)

Question 32: In which one of the following states is Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary located?
a) Karnataka
b) Kerala
c) Udaipur
d) Odisha

Answer: (a)

Question 33: Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
a) Dachigam : Jammu and Kashmir
b) Bandhavgarh : Bihar
c) Bannerghatta : Karnataka
d) Simlipal : Odisha

Answer: (b)

Question 34: Which one of the following has become a nesting place for the giant Olive Ridley turtles from South America?
a) Goa
b) Gujarat
c) Odisha
d) Tamil Nadu

Answer: (c)

Question 35: Open stunted forests with bushes and small trees having long roots and sharp thorns and spines are commonly found in
a) Eastern Odisha
b) North Eastern Tamil Nadu
c) Siwaliks and Terai region
d) Western Andhra Pradesh

Answer: (d)

Question 36: Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
a) Western Ghats : Tropical Evergreen
b) Himachal Pradesh : Himalayan moist forest
c) Haryana and Punjab : Tropical Evergreen
d) Chhotanagpur Plateau : Tropical moist deciduous

Answer: (c)

Question 37: Which one of the following types of forest is a teak dominant tree species?
a) Tropical moist deciduous Forest
b) Tropical Rain Forest
c) Tropical thorn scrub Forest
d) Temperate Forest with grassland

Answer: (a)

Question 38: Which one of the following has been cited as a major project for linking existing protected areas in India?
a) Eastern Ghats
b) Gir Forests
c) Western Ghats
d) Kaziranga Sanctuary

Answer: (a)

Question 39: Which of the following statements is/are correct?
a) In India Red Panda is naturally found in the Western Himalayas only.
b) In India Slow Loris lives in the dense forest of the North-East.
c) Both ‘a’ and ‘b’
d) None of the above

Answer: (b)

Question 40: The Great Indian Bustard is a
a) Vulnerable species
b) endangered species
c) rare species
d) flourishing species

Answer: (b)

Question 41: Which one of the following National Parks is unique in being a swamp with floating vegetation that supports a rich biodiversity?
a) Bhitarkanika National Park
b) Keibul Lamjao National Park
c) Keoladeo Ghana National Park
d) Sultanpur National Park

Answer: (b)

Question 42: Which one of the following is an in-situ tiger reserve in India?
a) Dudhwa
b) Gulf of Myanmar
c) Western Ghats
d) Agasthyamalai

Answer: (a)

Question 43: Which one of the following is not a world heritage site of India?
a) Sunderbans National Park
b) Manas Wildlife Sanctuary
c) Simlipal
d) Kaziranga National Park

Answer: (c)

Question 44: The Tropical Forest in India are located in
a) Himachal Pradesh
b) Sikkim
c) Jammu and Kashmir
d) Andamans

Answer: (d)

Question 45: Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
a) National Park : Bhitarkanika
b) Sanctuary : Chilika
c) Biosphere Reserve : Nokrek
d) Tiger Reserve : Chilika

Answer: (d)

Question 46: Which one of the following National Parks has a climate that varies from tropical to sub tropical temperate and arctic?
a) Khangchendzonga National Park
b) Nanda Devi National Park
c) Neora Valley National Park
d) Namdapha National Park

Answer: (d)

Question 47: The Manas National Park is situated in the state of
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Jharkhand
c) Assam
d) West Bengal

Answer: (c)

Question 48: Where are most Tropical Rain Forest in India are located?
a) Near the North Pole
b) Near the South Pole
c) Near the Equator
d) In the Western hemisphere

Answer: (c)

Question 49: The Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary is located in
a) West Bengal
b) Himachal Pradesh
c) Sikkim
d) Kerala

Answer: (d)

Question 50: Simlipal National Park is located in
a) Odisha
b) Jharkhand
c) Assam
d) West Bengal

Answer: (a)